According to Dan Hyde from Telegraph average Lego set has increased in value 12 per cent each year since the turn of the Millennium, providing a better return than mainstream investments.
The Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon is the most expensive Lego Boxed Set, having gone from a retail price of £342.49 in 2007 to £2,712 today
While all Lego bricks are constantly going up in value, Star Wars themed ones seem to do best.
Ed Maciorowski from BrickPicker.com gives these Lego investing tips:
1 If you are interested in a particular Lego set, buy one to build and one to save for a rainy day. Even used Lego sets can appreciate to values higher than the retail price. Putting away a few large and exclusive sets to resell in years down the road can be very profitable.
2 Limited edition and seasonal sets do very well in the Lego secondary markets. Any sets with short production runs usually appreciate well. The rarer, the better.
3 Invest in Lego sets that were released after 1999. Pre-2000 sets were not really great investments. Many sets were basic and uninspiring. There are a handful of vintage sets that are viable collectibles, but most have plateaued in value and many are in poor condition.
4 Keep the Lego boxes, pieces and instructions in excellent condition. Save all the components from a Lego set. Keep them in a dry and dark storage space. The better the condition, the more the set will sell for in future.
5 Stack Lego boxes vertically like books. Horizontal stacking causes boxes to crush and seals to break.
6 Size doesn't matter. Both small and large sets can appreciate very well percentage wise.
7 Lego mini figures are very valuable.
Most expensive Lego sets
Set – release date – pieces (mini figs) – retail price – current value
1 Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon – 2007 – 5,195 (5) – £342.49 – £2,712
2 Cafe Corner – 2007 – 2,056 (3) – £89.99 – £2,096
3 Taj Mahal – 2008 – 5,922 (0) – £199.99 – £1,848
4 Death Star II – 2005 – 3,441 (0) – £249.99 – £1,524
5 Imperial Star Destroyer – 2002 – 3,096 (0) – £249.99 – £1,467
Lego sets with biggest rises in value
Set – release date – pieces (mini figs) – retail price – current value – growth
1 Cafe Corner – 2007 – 2,056 (3) – £89.99 – £2,096 – 2,230%
2 Market Street – 2007 – 1,248 (3) – £59.99 – £698 – 1,064%
3 Holiday Train – 2006 – 965 (7) – £49.99 – £574 – 1,048%
4 Rescue from the Merpeople – 2005 – 175 (5) – £14.99 – £168 – 1,018%
5 The Batboat: Hunt for Killer Croc – 2006 – 188 (2) – £14.99 – £167 – 1,011%
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